#cost
3 posts
Gemini Decisions API: what it is, when to use it
Google's Gemini Decisions API scores yes/no, choice and rubric questions in one pass. What it costs, where it fits, and where a chat model still wins.
Claude Haiku 5.5: when the cheap model is enough
Haiku 5.5 costs about 75% less than Haiku 4.5. What we would move onto it in Cabin, what we would not, and why evals come first.
Routing between LLM providers to balance cost and quality
Why we route requests across more than one model provider, how prompt caching cuts repeat costs, and why routing changes pass offline evals first.